Dr. William L. Bennett
Overview
The desire to become a physician and cardiologist stems primary from his environment. Dr. Bennett grew up in a single-parent home in an impoverished inner-city housing project in Birmingham, Alabama. In this world, healthcare was viewed as an unaffordable luxury rather than a basic necessity of life. There were no annual checkups, no preventive medicine and no early diagnoses. Instead, healthcare was a community filled with fears and misconceptions about medicine— the harsh reality of poverty.
Dr. Bennett is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Arterial Insufficiency, Idiopathic Edema, and Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- STATE MEDICAID
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, LA 70002
2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, LA 70002
1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Ochsner Health Center - West Bank
Dr. Charles Leithead is a native of Lake Charles, Louisiana and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences with a minor in French at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He received his Doctor of Medicine from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. He completed an Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.Dr. Leithead treats a wide variety of vascular conditions including aneurysms, carotid artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, DVT (blood clots), spider veins and varicose veins with both open surgery and minimally invasive procedures. He is the Medical Director of The Ochsner Vein Clinic. He has both a clinical and research interest in limb salvage. Dr. Leithead was awarded his Physician in Vascular Interpretation certification by the Alliance for Certification and Advancement.During his residency, he received the William D. Jordan, Jr. Award of Excellence and Integrity. Dr. Leithead was awarded the Ochsner Medical School Teaching Excellence Award for the Department of Surgery. Dr. Leithead was also a nominee for Teacher of the Year. He was one of four finalists for the Ochsner Health System Physician of the Year.Dr. Leithead loves being a vascular surgeon because he has a passion for vascular surgery and treating patients from head to toe. He enjoys individualizing each patient's care, assuring they receive the best treatment for their particular need, with or without a surgical intervention. It brings joy to Dr. Leithead to improve his patients' quality of life and to always be there for his patients. Dr. Leithead treats his patients like family. Dr. Leithead is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers. His top areas of expertise are Venous Insufficiency, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, and Meige Disease.
Ochsner Health Center - O'Neal
Paul Michael Davis, MD, specializes in vascular surgery at Ochsner Health. Dr. Davis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, Idiopathic Edema, Arterial Insufficiency, and Carotid Artery Surgery.
Ochsner Health Center - O'Neal
Michael Conners is a Vascular Surgeon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Conners is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, Idiopathic Edema, Superficial Thrombophlebitis, and Carotid Artery Surgery.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Peripheral Artery DiseaseDr. Bennett isDistinguished. Learn about Peripheral Artery Disease.
- Advanced
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Bennett isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Idiopathic EdemaDr. Bennett isAdvanced. Learn about Idiopathic Edema.
- Stasis Dermatitis and UlcersDr. Bennett isAdvanced. Learn about Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers.
- Varicose VeinsDr. Bennett isAdvanced. Learn about Varicose Veins.
- Venous InsufficiencyDr. Bennett isAdvanced. Learn about Venous Insufficiency.
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Bennett isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Bennett isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Bennett isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Bennett isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Arterial Tortuosity SyndromeDr. Bennett isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Bennett isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.